The woman who drowned in White Bear Lake on Sunday afternoon has been identified as a Metro Transit police sergeant who led the department’s Homeless Action Team.
Sgt. Beverly Rodriguez, 40, of Woodbury. (Courtesy of the National Latino Peace Officers Association)
Sgt. Beverly Rodriguez, 40, of Woodbury fell into the water around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. She was found about 40 minutes later by the Washington County Fire/Rescue Dive team and later pronounced dead at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, authorities said.
Rodriguez was a longtime member of the National Latino Peace Officers Association. She served in the Minnesota Chapter since 2014 on the chapter board, and she has also served on the National Board as the Northern Region vice president since 2021, according to the National Latino Peace Officers Association.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the sudden and unexpected loss of Beverly Rodriguez on June 22nd, 2025,” officials with the Minnesota chapter of the National Latino Peace Officers Association posted on social media. “Bev was our friend, colleague, and longtime member of the National Latino Peace Officers Association.”
A fundraiser has been established to help the Rodriguez family “to ease the burden … during this challenging time.”
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
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